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Drug mule gets 8 months for three kilos of coke

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Drug mule gets 8 months for three kilos of coke

Nassau- A Swiss retiree was on Thursday sentenced to time served after he admitted to smuggling three kilos of cocaine into the country last year.

Police arrested Rene Buffat, 67, at the Lynden Pindling International Airport when they found the drugs hidden in a false compartment in his luggage on November 21.

He admitted his role as a mule in the drug trafficking scheme after spending nine months on remand.

The court heard that Buffat brought the drugs from Panama and the plan required him to deliver the cocaine to a man in London.

Attorney Jairam Mangra told Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes that his client accepted responsibility for his “foolish” actions.

The magistrate said he didn’t understand why senior citizens took these trips without considering the consequences of their actions.

But Magistrate Forbes sentenced him to eight months in prison, although Buffat committed crimes in multiple countries.

Buffat is awaiting deportation to Switzerland.

On Wednesday, the same magistrate sentenced 73-year-old drug mule Esperanza Bonet-Roig to time served for snuggling five kilos of cocaine in March.

She’d spent five months in custody prior to her guilty plea.

Charges dropped against lockdown protesters

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Charges dropped against lockdown protesters

Nassau -Police have withdrawn charges against 39 protesters in and out-of-court settlement.

The protesters were supposed to be arraigned on Thursday, August 27 for unlawful assembly.

But Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle dropped the charges after negotiations with Wayne Munroe, QC.

Under the deal, the protesters won’t take civil action against the police.

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ announcement on August 17 of an immediate seven-day lockdown  sparked the protest the following day.

He reversed his decision soon after, saying that residents needed an opportunity to prepare for a potential storm:

Poom poom seeker fined for curfew breach

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Poom poom seeker fined for curfew breach

Nassau- Police enforcing the curfew meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus said a man broke the stay-at-home order to look for poom poom.

The officers arrested Cadwell Taylor, 34, on July 20 and gave him bail to appear in court on Thursday.

Officers enforcing the coronavirus restrictions stopped Taylor when they saw him walking on Toote Shop Corner shortly before 11am without a face mask.

Police also found a cutlass on Taylor when they searched him.

They asked his reason for being out and he replied that he was “looking for poom poom.”

Taylor didn’t deny telling the officers this when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on Thursday.

The magistrate fined Taylor $300 for the curfew breach, $200 for not wearing a mask and $100 for carrying the cutlass. He faces a month in prison for nonpayment.

Man who killed 74-year-old grandmother loses appeal

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Man who killed 74-year-old grandmother loses appeal

Nassau – A man who killed his grandmother in 2013 by stabbing her 27 times has lost an appeal challenging his conviction.

Jonathan Bethel, 28, is serving 40 years for the murder of 74-year-old Vivian Johnson at her home in Golden Gates on October 12.

Prosecutors said Bethel killed the woman who had raised him since he was six weeks old before he went on a joy ride in her car.

Ms Johnson’s daughters testified that their mother didn’t let anyone drive her car.

However, multiple witnesses reported seeing Bethel driving Ms Johnson’s car before she was found butchered on her bathroom floor.

Bethel tried to cover his tracks by painting over the blood spatter on the kitchen’s walls.

The prosecution led evidence that Bethel bought had a cut on his hand when he bought paint from a local hardware store. He had reportedly told a cashier that he injured himself cutting up meat while working as a butcher.

In his testimony, Bethel claimed that his grandmother had sent him to purchase paint. He said she was in her underwear when she sent him on the errand.

When Bethel returned he claimed he saw the handyman she had hired to paint, dragging her body by the feet.

Bethel said the man, whom he knew as Zoe, lunged at him with the knife and he injured his hand in the struggle. Bethel ran to the neighbour’s house and told him his grandmother had been murdered.

However, when the neighbour checked the body, Ms Johnson was stiff and cold, suggesting she’d been dead for hours. She was still in her underwear.

In cross-examination, Bethel amadmitted that he didn’t check his grandmother’s condition before he sought help.

The prosecution noted that there was no forced entry and that Ms Johnson was unlikely to allow a worker inside while only wearing underwear.

The appeals court said the evidence against Bethel was compelling and found no errors during the trial.

Woman denies hacking man’s Facebook account

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Woman denies hacking man’s Facebook account

NASSAU- Police have charged a woman with taking over a man’s Facebook account.

Authorities say that Rayven Young, 19, logged onto Breon McKenzie’s account between January 1 and August 24.

After changing his password, Young allegedly posted content without his permission.

Young is charged with misuse of a computer and unauthorized access to a computer.

She denied the charges at an arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.

She’s free on $1,000 bail and returns to court on November 10 for trial.

Drug mule gets five months for 5 kilos of cocaine

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Drug mule gets five months for 5 kilos of cocaine

NASSAU – A 73-year-old Spanish woman caught smuggling five kilos into the country was sentenced to just five months’ imprisonment today.

Cops busted Esperanza Bonet-Roig shortly after she arrived at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on March 7.

Ms Bonet-Roig travelled on a Copa Airlines flight from Panama with the drugs stashed in the false bottom of her duffle bag. The cocaine has a wholesale street value of $84,000.

After spending five months on remand at prison, Bonet-Roig admitted to importing cocaine into the country with the intent to supply.

According to defence lawyer Jairam Mangra, Ms Bonet-Roig has multiple medical issues.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes sentenced Ms Bonet-Roig to time-served.

And he ordered her handed over to immigration officials for deportation.

Man fined for fake $100 bills

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Man fined for fake $100 bills

NASSAU- A man who admitted to having three counterfeit $100 bills has been fined.

Police found the fake bills when they searched Michael Thompson’s Honda Stream at Windsor Place on August 24.

Thompson, 53, of Sea Breeze Lane, told the officer that he received the fake notes when he sold a car for $1,800.

He pleaded guilty to possession of forged currency when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.

Thompson paid a $500 fine to avoid spending six months in prison.

Contractor jailed for ignoring bail sign in requirement

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Contractor jailed for ignoring bail sign in requirement

NASSAU-A magistrate sent a contractor to prison for three months for failing to meet his bail conditions.

Police discovered that Alcott Roach, 34, had violated his bail conditions after they arrested him on a ganja charge on August 20.

Officers found six grams of marijuana during a search of Roach’s home in South Ocean Estates.

While processing Roach, police realised that he hadn’t signed in at the Western Police Station since October 15, 2019 as part of his bail condition for drug and firearm possession charge.

In court, Roach pleaded guilty to drug possession and violation of bail.

He didn’t provide an acceptable reason for failing to check-in at the police station.

At first, Roach’s lawyer suggested that the covid-19 restrictions that shut down public transportation were to blame.

However, Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes pointed out that those restrictions didn’t come into effect until March 2020.

He said that Roach didn’t take his bail requirements seriously.

Magistrate Forbes fined Roach $350 or one month in prison on the marijuana possession charge.

 

Man sentenced for knocking out ex-girlfriend’s tooth

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Man sentenced for knocking out ex-girlfriend’s tooth

NASSAU-A man who battered his ex-girlfriend so badly that she lost a front tooth has been jailed.

Anthony Joseph, 21, apologized to the woman for ruining her smile after he was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment for causing grievous harm.

He has three months remaining on the sentence because he received credit for the seven months spent on remand. However, Joseph will spend another six months in custody if he doesn’t pay the $1,265 cost for a denture.

In court, Joseph told the woman he was sorry for striking her and promised to have better control over his temper. The woman was there to present a quote for the cost of a denture.

When he asked if she accepted the apology, the woman said, “Yes.”

Despite Joseph’s youth, he already has a violent streak. He has a prior conviction for causing grievous harm at age 17.

The woman broke off her relationship with Joseph in February 2019.

She ran into Joseph while at a club with friends on January 18, 2020.

They had a fight at the club, which her friends parted.

Then, Joseph punched the woman in the face, causing her to lose a tooth.

Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt told Joseph that his actions were unacceptable. She said that women are weaker vessels and should be protected and not punched.

 

Man jailed after threat to kill neighbour over parking

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Man jailed after threat to kill neighbour over parking

NASSAU- A man has been jailed for 18 months for threatening to kill his neighbour while brandishing a cutlass during the lockdown.

Kemuel Stuart, 30, flew into a rage after his neighbour’s girlfriend parked on the lawn in front of his home.

He grabbed his cutlass and went next door and threatened to chop his neighbor to death on May 2.

Stuart pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, threats of death and violating COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on May 5.

But Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis deferred sentencing. The sentence takes effect from May 5.

Stuart said that his neighbour was his friend but he threatened him due to stress caused by the pandemic.

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